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Africa 

Stop tobacco farming, grow food instead, says WHO

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Ahead of World No Tobacco Day on Wednesday 31 May, WHO deplored that 3.2 million hectares of fertile land across 124 countries are being used to grow deadly tobacco – even in places where people are starving. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that governments across the world “spend millions supporting tobacco farms”, and that choosing to grow food instead of… Read More
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FIFA U20 World Cup: Nigeria, Gambia reach knockout stage

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Nigeria became Wednesday (May 24) the first African team to qualify for the knockout stage in the Under 20 World Cup taking place in Argentina. Gambia, AFCON’s runner-up followed in the Flying Eagles path. Four teams from the continent are competing in the 23rd edition of the U20 World Cup. Gambia’s U20 team which is the AFCON runner-up qualified for the last… Read More
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Ethiopia: Preserving the heritage of ancient religious manuscripts

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Holding a bamboo ink pen, Ethiopian Orthodox priest Zelalem Mola carefully copies text in the ancient Ge’ez language from a religious book onto a goatskin parchment. This painstaking task is preserving an ancient tradition, all the while bringing him closer to God, says the 42-year-old Zelalem. At the Hamere Berhan Institute in Addis Ababa, priests and lay worshippers work by… Read More
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Beans and violins – orchestra blends classical roots with modern Nigeria

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LAGOS : At a Lagos cultural centre, a rapt audience listened to baritone John Onosolease perform an operatic song in the Yoruba language about a hapless soldier being admonished for his failure to cook a flavoursome dish of beans. It was the latest show staged by the Vesta Orchestra, founded in 2017 by violinist Rosalyn Aninyei, which has enlivened the… Read More
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AU 60th anniversary: leader calls to resist all forms of instrumentalisation

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Africa must not become a “geostrategic battleground”, stated Moussa Faki Mahamat, Chairperson of the African Union Commission, on Thursday, at the AU headquarters in Addis Ababa on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Organisation of African Unity subsequently known as the African Union. “In this zero-sum game where the gains of others would translate into losses for Africa,… Read More
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Tunisian entrepreneur Sonia Ibidhi wants to conquer the edible flowers market

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Sonya Ibidhi, who worked as a journalist in Tunisia for 22 years, has found the peace she was looking for in growing edible flowers. Ibidhi grows rare flowers used in medicine and cooking, has been awarded her country’s “best businesswoman” prize for 2021. The entrepreneur, who lives in the province of Cenduba in the north-east of the country, says that… Read More
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Pere Jason’s Remarkable Journey to Victory on The Voice Nigeria Season 4

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On Sunday, May 21, 2023, Bayelsa-born singer and songwriter Pere Jason Richman emerged as the winner of season 4 of the highly competitive global singing competition, The Voice Nigeria. Widely acclaimed for his endearing, soulful vocal range and unique performances, Pere first put the show and other contestants on notice when he stunned the judges with his incredible performance of Beyoncé’s… Read More
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Nigerian Food and Fashion Came Together at This Dinner Party in Brooklyn

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In 2010, Busayo Olupona was working as a corporate finance lawyer in New York City when she began making dresses from traditional African textiles, both as a creative outlet and as a way to connect with her heritage. Olupona, who was born in Boston, lived in Ile-Ife, a city in the southwest of Nigeria, until she was 11, when her… Read More
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Juba comedy festival: Ahead of 2nd edition, founder talks power of humour and making a difference

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“I never dreamt of becoming a comedian. I didn’t even know what stand-up was,” Akau Jambo heartily reveals. The South Sudanese has come a long way and is now a successful comedian. Aged 26, he is one of the minds behind Juba’s very first International Comedy Festival. The second edition of the event will take place on May 27th and… Read More
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Ukraine announces diplomatic push for Africa

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Ukraine on Thursday said it would open more embassies in Africa and stage a summit with leaders from the continent, where Russia is also carrying out a diplomatic offensive. “We have recently adopted our first African strategy and intensified our political dialogue with many countries on the continent,” Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in a statement to mark the 60th… Read More
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